European cloud powerhouse CloudMe.com announces its integration with WinZip compression and encryption software

Linkoping, Sweden - June 4th, 2013 — /BackupReview.info/ — CloudMe, The European Sync/Storage Service, today announced integration with WinZip to offer secure cloud storage and file sharing. With control over its data center and servers within the borders of the European Union, CloudMe gives customers the added security of storing their files in compliance with strong EU data protection laws.

WinZip helps companies keep files safe with enterprise controls that make it easy for IT departments to manage which cloud storage services employees are allowed to access. Network administrators can ensure employees are only able to access approved cloud services, such as CloudMe, with WinZip 17.5 and set policies enforcing AES encryption and password protocols. With these controls, businesses can take advantage of the security provided under national data protection laws.

“The new WinZip offers direct integration with CloudMe, giving European users an easy and powerful way to zip, encrypt, save and share their files using a true European storage service,” says Jacques Lamontagne, Director of Marketing and Product Management at WinZip.

“CloudMe is in a unique position to guarantee privacy for customers in Europe. Operating under the strong privacy laws of Sweden, a neutral country within the European Union, CloudMe customer data is stored on servers that are protected from legislation in effect outside the EU, such as the Patriot Act,” says Daniel Arthursson, Founder of CloudMe.

About WinZip
Since its introduction in 1991, WinZip has been recognized as the leading provider of file compression technology. WinZip Computing, a Corel company, offers WinZip, the worlds most popular Zip utility, and other innovations including the ZipShare social media sharing service, WinZip apps for iOS, Android, Windows and Mac. For more information, please visit http://winzip.com. WinZip and ZipShare are trademarks of WinZip International LLC.

About CloudMe
CloudMe is the European Sync/Storage service. With its Blue Folder, information seamlessly syncs between computers and mobile devices. The service is used in 229 countries and has its headquarters in Sweden. CloudMe AB operates its own data center to be able to guarantee privacy for its users and that data is only stored in Europe. Clients are available for web browsers, WebDAV, Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone, Android, GoogleTV and Samsung SmartTV. For more information, please visit https://cloudme.com.

A screenshots of WinZip with CloudMe is available here: https://cloudme.com/en/apps/winzip

Screenshots and logos of CloudMe are available here: http://cloudme.com/en/press-kit

If you’re considering a follow up story regarding CloudMe and would like to hear more about the European Sync/Storage Service of CloudMe, please contact founder Daniel Arthursson, +46 709-163264 or email pr@cloudme.com.